{"product_id":"lost-rights-david-howard-9780547520216","title":"Lost Rights: The Misadventures of a Stolen American Relic","description":"\u003cp\u003eNear the close of the Civil War, as General Sherman blazed his path to the sea, an unknown infantryman rifled through the North Carolina state house.The soldier was hunting for simple Confederate mementos--maps, flags, official correspondence--but he wound up discovering something far more valuable. He headed home to Ohio with one of the touchstones of our republic: one of the fourteen original copies of the Bill of Rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Rights\u003c\/i\u003e follows that document's singular passage over the course of 138 years, beginning with the Indiana businessman who purchased the looted parchment for five dollars, then wending its way through the exclusive and shadowy world of high-end antiquities--a world populated by obsessive archivists, oddball collectors, forgers, and thieves-- and ending dramatically with the FBI sting that brought the parchment back into the hands of the government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Billionaire's Vinegar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Painting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Rights\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a tour de force of antiquarian sleuthing\" (Hampton Sides). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547520212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547520216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.33w x 0.85d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756456145151,"sku":"9780547520216","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35e16dc7-f8d2-4e93-9dc6-b05163742d47.jpg?v=1706593037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-rights-david-howard-9780547520216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}